1. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 21-080 // 2021

    Profit Taxation, R&D Spending, and Innovation

    We study how profit taxation affects plants’ R&D spending and innovation activities. Relying on geocoded survey panel data which approximately covers the universe of R&D-active plants in Germany, we exploit…

  2. ZEW-Newsletter // 2021

    2021-10

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  3. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 21-079 // 2021

    Election Cycles in European Public Procurement

    This paper studies the existence of election cycles in public procurement in the European Union for the national level. We analyze different steps along the procurement process, namely the publication of the…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 21-078 // 2021

    The Long-Term Effect of Research Grants on the Scientific Output of University Professors

    A major source of research funding for university professors are competitive research grants. With focus on Luxembourg, we present results from a difference-in-difference analysis which show that research grants…

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 21-077 // 2021

    How Do Investors Value the Publication of Tax Information? Evidence from the European Public Country-By-Country Reporting

    We examine the capital market reaction to the announcement of the European Union (EU) to introduce a public tax country-by-country reporting (CbCR) regime. By employing an event study methodology, we find a…